19 APRIL 2010 EXTENDED FORECAST

19 APRIL 2010 EXTENDED FORECAST

BIG RAINMAKER SETTING UP THIS WEEK..............A STRONG COLORADO LOW WILL DEVELOP ON WED AND TRACK EASTWARD INTO KS. STRONG LOW LEVEL SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES PUMPING MOISTURE UP INTO IOWA BY WED EVENING......A PROLONGED PERIOD (5 DAYS) OF UNSTABLE WEATHER SETS IN WITH POSSIBLE STRONG STORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL........

HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BRING PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND MILD TEMPERATURES TODAY AND TUESDAY. HIGHS TODAY AND TUESDAY WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER 60S TO THE LOWER 70S...WITH LOWS IN THE 40S. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN TO SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL IOWA LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. OTHERWISE...EXPECT PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WEDNESDAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO ENTER IOWA THURSDAY AND BRING HEFTY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO IOWA THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY..........EXPECT THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL TO OCCUR FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH UP TO AN INCH OF PRECIP OVERNITE. WE'LL GET A SHORT REPRIEVE SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE WRAP AROUND MOISTURE KICKS IN AGAIN OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL IOWA - THE SLOW MOVING SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT BY MONDAY AFTERNOON, BUT NOT BEFORE DROPPING ANOTHER HALF INCH OR SO OVER POW COUNTY............

TODAY AND TUES 19TH/20TH - INCREASING CLOUDS - TEMPS UPPER 60'S/LOW 70'S

WED 21ST - SHOWERS - PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY - TEMPS 73

THURS 22ND - BECOMMING MOSTLY CLOUDY - AFTERNOON SHOWERS/ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS - TEMP 69

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 23RD/24TH - SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS (SOME STRONG WITH HEAVY RAIN OVERNITE FRIDAY INTO SAT MORNING) - WINDY - PARTLY CLOUDY SAT AFTERNOON - TEMP MID 60'S - RAINFALL 3/4 TO 1 INCH

SUNDAY AND MONDAY 25TH/27TH - INCREASING CLOUDS WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND LASTING TIL MID DAY MONDAY - WINDY - THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY - TEMP HIGH 50'S - RAINFALL 1/2 INCH

TUESDAY AND WED 28TH/29TH - MOSTLY TO PARTLY CLOUDY

THURSDAY 30TH - SHOWERS

BYW: HAVE YOU NOTICED THE RELATIVELY SLOW SEVERE WEATHER SEASON? DON'T LET IT FOOL YOU............